boey and his foam cups

last night i attempted to clean my macbook from unnecessary files that were taking up space on my hard drive and i came across a bookmark that i saved about a month ago. i believe i forgot to blog about it, so here it is.

while browsing through flickr, i stumbled on cheeming boey's photostream that consisted of drawings that instantly blew me away because of the detail and uniqueness they have. what makes boey's sharpie drawings unique is that his drawing surface is a styrofoam cup. i guess i was particularly drawn to boey's work because i used to draw on foam cups as well when i was a little boy.

website: iamboey.com

here is the process of his drawings:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13895571@N04/3667583242/in/set-72157614580046629/

dirty projectors + the roots + solange

ahh! this is what i missed when dirty projectors came to town to kick off their tour last month! well, not really... because the roots wouldn't have been performing with dirty projectors and there wouldn't be a double drum kit annihilation!

man, i'm really diggin this version of stillness is the move. dirty projectors and the roots should definitely hit the studio to record this version. it's so good!

for more listening pleasure, here's solange knowles' take on stillness is the move:

solange knowles - stillness is the move (cover)

garden state's rising real estate

real estate's self-titled debut album is still fresh from the oven but it's already an instant favorite of mine. their unique nostalgic surf pop sound is a breath of fresh air and easily enjoyable. the future looks bright for garden state's rising real estate!

real estate - beach comber

to listen to some more songs visit http://www.myspace.com/letsrockthebeach

you can also stream and download suburban dogs, my favorite track in the album, from: http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Real_Estate/track/Suburban_Dogs

NEW BEACH HOUSE!

all i have to say is, WOW! i am in love with beach house's new song, NORWAY.

beach house - norway

with this debut single, it's obvious that beach house hasn't abandoned their distinct dream pop sound. except this time, it sounds like they're going to capture the attention of a much larger audience. prepare for beach house to dominate 2010! and putting baltimore on the map!

the new album, "teen dream", will be released via SUB POP! on January 26.

http://www.beachhousebaltimore.com/

p.s. check out this post i made back in august about beach house. it contains a video of a show they played here in baltimore.

apply what you learn

man, i really need to start managing my finances and differentiate needs from wants. it's pretty ironic because i'm a business student and this kinda stuff is what i've been learning for the past two years lol.

thought i'd share some toe!

this video is part of a dvd that toe released in 2006. RGBDVD was recorded in a live private concert. if you enjoyed what you just saw, there are eight more awesome songs that are on the dvd. i honestly don't remember the site i bought my copy from, but you can purchase one from here:

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=DDBZ-1019

this made my day

finally, some new material! i'm so stoked! as much as i would love to write a review on each of their albums and rave about how awesome the band is, i'm just gonna let the music speak for itself. so go check them out!

http://www.toe.st/
http://www.myspace.com/toemusic

out of this world

the strokes - under control

i don't know who creates the collages/artworks of "from brazil, with love". but i do know that they are soooo sick! here are some that i enjoy...

from brazil? more like... out of this world!

while the bitter winds blow

bowerbirds - dark horse

On the shore of the lake,
In the great upstate of New York,
Came the call of a loon.
Cold, cold, o'er a plume of smoke.

He spoke to my center,

He spoke of the future.

He sang, "You, my friend, are alone, alone."

meet my lady

due to to infringement, i had to remove the content of this post! lol.

however, if you still want to meet my lady here's a link:

http://www.vmagazine.com/blog.php?n=14150

STUDY, SLEEP, REPEAT!

wow, what a week. i've never spent so many hours in a library my whole life. i was so busy this week with schoolwork that my school library became my new home.

i thank god for the weekend, but this coming week looks like it'll be even worse for me. with 3 exams to study for and a letter packet to complete by friday, it's a week nobody would look forward to.

o how i wish my school library had those japanese sleep capsules i heard about on discovery channel! seriously, how nifty would that be?

study for a few hours at the library, take a nap if you want, then wake up and study some more. man, why do i even study... i should be preparing a business proposal for this! haha

i want you back

man... it feels really weird when you regularly use a mac and then swith to a pc for an entire week!

what happened was... someone stole my macbook charger because i forgot it at my school library during a meeting. so, i haven't been able to do things i would normally do on my macbook. i have to say, it's been pretty miserable.

although i stopped by the apple store to pick up a new charger, i found out that it costs $80! since i'm on a pretty tight budget these days, i decided to just get one off ebay for half the retail price. thank god for ebay!

i hope i get my new charger by tomorrow.